Innovative Engineering Education
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Class of 2013
At a Glance
Olin’s class of 2013 has arrived and they are every bit as creative, driven, entrepreneurial, athletic and well-rounded as their predecessors. Among them is a student who was invited to play at the National Symphony Orchestra’s Youth Orchestra Day; a United Nations Association–USA essay contest National Semifinalist; an entrepreneur who founded a community service organization; an Outstanding Scholar as named by the NASA Aerospace Scholars Program; an Applicants author of two novels for future publication; 879 a martial artist who studied intensively for Invited to Candidate Weekends eight months in China; a crafter of “awesome 195 Admitted 143 and award-winning” homecoming floats; Enrolled 8 6 students and an environmentalist who converted her Geograph car to run on vegetable oil. They represent y 26 state s and six countries Average G six countries (Australia; Canada; India; PA 4.6/4.0 (weighted ) Nicaragua; Singapore; South Korea) and 26 Percent F emale/Ma le 53 perc 47 percen states. Of the 86 students, 75 have been ent wome t men n, involved in community service, 56 were Advanced P nized by A lacement 86 perce nt P Scholars members of academic teams (including Program recogNational S 40 captains), 52 are musicians, 59 are c National holarship Program M s 36 perce erit Finali athletes, 21 are researchers, 23 are thent sts Honors 20 valedictori ater buffs, 4 are entrepreneurs and 24 ans/13 sa lutatorian Leadership s have a real passion for robotics. They’re 8 7 % c o mmunity 65% com service; pe a studious bunch: 29 are AP Scholars; 60% mus ted on academic teams; icians; 69 % a compan y; 45% he athletes; 5% start two are US Presidential Scholars; 31 school; 24 ed ld a job d u % 27% dram involved in resea ring high were National Merit Finalists; 1 was rc a student p /theater; 21% wo h projects; rk u b ed on li c a an Intel Finalist; one was a National tions student g overnmen ; 22% participated t; in team and Hispanic Scholar; 20 were valedictotwo presid 28% on a robotics ential sch olars rians and 13 were salutatorians.
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Olin College 2009–10: At a Glance
Students enter Olin College ready for real-world challenges. Many of them spend summers in labs, corporations and service organizations after just one year at Olin. The project-based, real-world learning at Olin prepares them, and our Office of Post Graduate Planning helps to place them. The following information represents data from Olin’s alumni classes of 2006–2009. Top employers
Top Intern employers
Akamai Technologies Inc. ATG, Inc. athenhealth Boeing Corporation * Boston Scientific * DEKA Research and Development Corp. * DRS Technologies * Energy Solutions General Dynamics * Google iRobot Massachusetts General Hospital Microsoft Northrup Grumman Pathway Medical Technologies Raytheon Corporation Rockwell Automation Tyco Electronics U.S. Navy Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Y-Combinator
BBN Technologies Big Belly Solar Bluefin Robotics BOSE CIA DRS Technologies IBM iRobot Kiva Lux Scientiae Microsoft MITRE NASA – Jet Propulsion Lab Natick Soldier Systems Center Raytheon Soft Artisans Solidworks
Top Non-Olin Sponsored Research Programs
* Denotes a company that has also sponsored a SCOPE project
Top graduate schools Babson College F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business Carnegie Mellon University Columbia University Cornell University Harvard University MIT Stanford University University of California Berkeley University of California Santa Barbara University of Michigan University of Texas, Austin University of Washington Includes alumni who are attending, have completed, or plan to attend
California Institute of Technology Cornell University Harvard University IMEC Research Labs, Belgium Keck Graduate Institute Lawrence Livermore National Lab MIT Princeton University Stanford UCLA University of Maryland University of Minnesota University of Southern California
w? are they no e r e h W — Olin Alumni % % or Science: 21 Employed: 58 ering, Math ne gi En in hool icine: 7% Graduate sc Law or Med in Business, ol ho sc e at Gradu s: 4% Entrepreneur % Other: 10
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Admission Charles S. Nolan Vice President for External Relations Dean of Admission 781-292-2201 charles.nolan@olin.edu Development J. Thomas Krimmel Vice President for Development 781-292-2291 thomas.krimmel@olin.edu
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Office of the President Richard K. Miller President 781-292-2301 richard.miller@olin.edu
Faculty Profile
Post Graduate Planning Sally Phelps Director of Post Graduate Planning 781-292-2281 sally.phelps@olin.edu
Nondiscrimination Statement Olin College does not discriminate in admission, employment, or other college-administered programs on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, or veteran, marital or citizenship status.
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From the beginning students learn through team-based, hands-on projects and tackle open-ended problems, the kind that go far beyond the textbook and call for a considerable amount of creativity and initiative. The curriculum also emphasizes interdisciplinary learning, communication, and the role of design in engineering.
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Origins 43 stat es, international ba 18 foreign nationals, 23 with ckgrounds Average Enterin g GPA 4.3/4.0 sc ale (weighted) Testing Middle 50 percent of SA 2120 –2320 T- I scores
The Olin curriculum is based on the Olin Triangle of rigorous science and engineering, entrepreneurship, and the liberal arts. Equally important is a dedication to lifelong learning, so students can continually update their skills to meet new technical challenges.
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Enrollment 337 st 55 percent men udents — 45 percent women/
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Information Technology and Operations Joanne Kossuth Vice President for Operations Chief Information Officer 781-292-2431 joanne.kossuth@olin.edu
Student Life Rod Crafts Dean of Student Life 781-292-2321 rod.crafts@olin.edu
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Finance Stephen P. Hannabury Vice President for Financial Affairs Treasurer 781-292-2401 stephen.hannabury@olin.edu
SCOPE Program David Barrett SCOPE Director 781-292-2556 david.barrett@olin.edu
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Academic Affairs Stephen Schiffman Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs Dean of Faculty 781-292-2591 stephen.schiffman@olin.edu
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The idea for O lin goes back nearly two decades. That’s when the NSF and the leaders of the engineering co mmunity bega urging fundam n ental reforms in engineering education, incl uding more em phasis on entrepreneursh ip, teamwork, an d communication. The F. W . Olin Foundati on took up the challenge, committing m or e than $460 million to create a new un dergraduate engineering co llege. Bringing to ge ther some of the best min ds and the best ideas in engineering ed ucation, Olin de veloped a hands-on, inte rdisciplinary pr ogram geared toward produc ing engineerin g innovators.
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About Olin
The Olin curriculum is a synthesis of creative ideas and best practices in engineering education. Its aim is to apply new ways to teach engineering and to graduate students who are prepared to lead technological innovation in the 21st Century.
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The Olin Curriculum
At a Glance
SUPERB ENGINEERING
To produce the kind of well-rounded, creative students it envisions, Olin supports a “learning continuum” that extends from classroom work to research, independent study, personal passions and other areas which, taken together, make up Olin’s unique learning environment. 2009–10 SCOPE Sponsors
SCOPE
Senior Capstone Program in Engineering
Olin’s hands-on curriculum culminates
Boston Engineering Boston Scientific Brandeis University Draper Laboratory IBM Lexmark International Linden Lab/Second Life MathWorks Microsoft MIT/Lincoln Labs The MITRE Corporation Raytheon Team Grill
in SCOPE, a substantial, year-long project under realistic constraints for a corporation or other sponsor. As part of SCOPE, the sponsor supplies an authentic engineering problem. Olin provides a student engineering team, a dedicated project space, a faculty adviser and access to the Olin technology base. Working according to the highest professional standards in teams with approximately five students, the students spend more than one fourth of their senior year working on the project over two semesters. Projects involve multiple engineering disciplines, including elements of engineering science, engineering design, and entrepreneurship.